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Place the following in order as they are encountered by a water molecule moving

ID: 78025 • Letter: P

Question

Place the following in order as they are encountered by a water molecule moving through a plant.

Water in the soil

Pericycle

Endodermis

Stoma

Mesophyll cell in the leaf

Root hair cell

Cortex cell in the root

Xylem in the root

Xylem in the leaf

Xylem in the stem

Air in the mesophyll within a leaf

Air outside of the leaf

Place the following in order as they are encountered by a water molecule moving through a plant.

1.

Water in the soil

3.

Pericycle

3.

Endodermis

4.

Stoma

5.

Mesophyll cell in the leaf

6.

Root hair cell

7.

Cortex cell in the root

8.

Xylem in the root

9.

Xylem in the leaf

10.

Xylem in the stem

11.

Air in the mesophyll within a leaf

12.

Air outside of the leaf

Explanation / Answer

Water in the soil >>> Root hair cell >>> Cortex cell in the root >>> Endodermis >>> Pericycle >>> Xylem in the root >>> Xylem in the stem >>> Xylem in the leaf >>> Air in the mesophyll within a leaf >>> Stoma >>> Air outside of the leaf